POLS 34102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Gross Domestic Product
CH 16 OBJECTIVES AND EXERCISES
Topic Chapter Goal Related Exercises
The Goals of Economic
Policy
Identify the broad reasons government gets
involved in the economy.
Video Exercise: What Does the Federal
Reserve Do?
Who Are Americans?: Who Earns the
Minimum Wage?
The Politics of
Economic Policy
Making
Explore why economic policy is often
controversial.
Simulation: You Are the Chairperson for
the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve
By the Numbers: Changes in Real Gross
Domestic Product
The Tools of Economic
Policy
Describe how the government uses monetary,
fiscal, and regulatory policies to influence the
economy.
Video Exercise: What Does the Federal
Reserve Do?
Who Participates?: Who Pays Taxes?
The Environment and
the Economy
Explain why the government tries to balance
economic prosperity with policies that protect
the environment.
Simulation: You Are the Chairperson of
the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve
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